Their lives are intertwined because Tag’s father is the physician for Lucia’s father and for the gladiators at his school. The two main characters, Tag and Lucia are from two very different social strata. She has included a wonderful set of notes at the end of the story so the reader may be able to see the sources of her story and of her characters. She has thoroughly researched the events of the eruption of Vesuvius, the lives of the people living in and around Pompeii and Herculaneum, and the Roman society as a whole. Shecter, author of Cleopatra’s Moon, has once again given the reader of historical fictional a fascinating look into the past. Any lover of historical fictional or a fan of love stories will want to read this book.
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